SamFest 2025

Sunday, November 2

1:00-4:00 pm
Heritage Square Park
201 Nelson Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420

Free admission
Bring your own beach chairs and picnic blankets!

SamFest 2025 will be an afternoon of friends and community members enjoying live entertainment outdoors and honoring the legacy of Samantha Ford, all while raising funds for a good cause.

Support our retail booth vendors, while enjoying food, drinks, and activities for the whole family. A portion of all sales will be donated to our cause.

This year, we’re celebrating 15 years of Remembering Sam Ford at a new location! If you are unable to attend the event, please consider contributing to our Remembering Sam Ford Fund and make an online donation today!

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Live Performances by:

  • Nataly Lola with ghost/monster

  • Shannon Lowrie with The Shantastics

  • Performers from The Studio of Performing Arts

Food & Beverage:

  • Señor’s Kitchen: tacos, quesadillas, and more (@senors.kitchen)

  • Shaka Shak Hawaiian Shave Ice

  • Non-alcoholic beverages

  • Bake sale desserts

Featured Booths:

  • Mary Ishikawa, Suncoast Insurance Services

  • Mission Hope

  • Remembering Sam Ford Merchandise

  • Q the Balloon Guy (@qtheballoondude)

  • Yarn Tootin (@yarntootinyall)

  • Book & Bottle Crafts (@bookandbottlecrafts)

  • Inspirational Art Center (@inspirationalartcenter)

  • Perfectly Weird Shop (@PerfectlyWeirdShop)

  • NoHo Craft Co (@nohocraftco)

  • Hensley Unique Creations

  • Manis with Moira (@teamnaildetail)

  • Root Elixirs (@root_elixirs)

  • Kimmie and Lori's Handmade Crafts

  • Designs By Cindy (@cindysdesigns)

  • Truckin Tyger Hat Bar (@truckintyger)

Activities:

  • Scholarship Winner Presentation

  • Opportunity drawings

Apply to be a Vendor!
Donate a Raffle Item!

Beneficiaries

  • Remembering Sam Ford dance scholarships will be presented to SOPA Competition Group dancers at The Studio of Performing Arts.

  • Proceeds from the event will also be donated to Mission Hope Cancer Center at Arroyo Grande Community Hospital, which is dedicated to delivering high quality cancer care with compassion to patients in the Five Cities area.